On the Rebound explores the bounce back of natural rubber sources.
August 24, 2013
E. Otwell
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Magazine
In the Sept. 30 SN: Smog's health woes, secrets of the bat brain, slug slime inspires surgical glue, wild beer, Neandertal tar recipes, the sun's recent flare-ups and more.
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On the Rebound
Scientists revive search for new rubber sources. - Feature
Impactful Distraction
Talking while driving poses dangers that people seem unable to see. - News
Flu researchers plan to repeat controversial work
The scientists who made the H5N1 strain transmissible between ferrets intend to do the same with H7N9. - People
A glowing green thumb
Omri Amirav-Drory wants to engineer a glow-in-the-dark garden. - News in Brief
Cassini photo puts Earth in perspective
Probe captures planet from 1.4 billion kilometers away. - News
Full moon may mean less sleep
Slumber waxes and wanes along with lunar rhythm, researchers find with people sleeping in windowless lab. - News
A flash of light implants false memories in mice
Researchers alter rodents' recollections by exciting just a few neurons. - News in Brief
One sleepless night weakens resolve in the face of doughnuts
Sleep loss changes brain activity and food preferences. - News
Evolution of mammalian monogamy remains mysterious
Two large studies reach opposing conclusions about why males stay with females. - News
Doppler effect takes a spin
Light’s twistiness allows researchers to measure rotating object’s speed.